| Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: December 22, 1996 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Cinergy Field Attendance: 49389 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 41 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis ColtsIND | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | IND | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | David Dunn 10 pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Jason Belser 21 interception return (Cary Blanchard kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Doug Pelfrey 25 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Cary Blanchard 32 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Ki-Jana Carter 1 run (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Ken Dilger 1 pass from Jim Harbaugh (Cary Blanchard kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Carl Pickens 2 pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Aaron Bailey 95 kickoff return (Cary Blanchard kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Tony McGee 9 pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 24 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Aaron Bailey |
| 88 | WR | Marvin Harrison |
| 67 | LOT | Jason Mathews |
| 64 | LOG | Doug Widell |
| 63 | C | Kirk Lowdermilk |
| 58 | ROG | Jay Leeuwenburg |
| 79 | ROT | Tony Mandarich |
| 85 | TE | Ken Dilger |
| 4 | QB | Jim Harbaugh |
| 28 | RB | Marshall Faulk |
| 33 | FB | Clif Groce |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Bernard Whittington |
| 61 | LDT | Tony McCoy |
| 98 | RDT | Tony Siragusa |
| 56 | RDE | Tony Bennett |
| 52 | LLB | Steve Morrison |
| 54 | MLB | Jeff Herrod |
| 50 | RLB | Elijah Alexander |
| 34 | LCB | Ray Buchanan |
| 40 | SS | Ray McElroy |
| 29 | FS | Jason Belser |
| 38 | RCB | Eugene Daniel |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Carl Pickens |
| 86 | WR | Darnay Scott |
| 71 | LOT | Willie Anderson |
| 66 | LOG | Rich Braham |
| 65 | C | Darrick Brilz |
| 66 | ROG | Ken Blackman |
| 63 | ROT | Joe Walter |
| 82 | TE | Tony McGee |
| 8 | QB | Jeff Blake |
| 20 | HB | Garrison Hearst |
| 44 | FB | Brian Milne |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | John Copeland |
| 90 | LDT | Dan Wilkinson |
| 90 | RDT | Tim Johnson |
| 94 | RDE | Jevon Langford |
| 50 | LLB | James Francis |
| 53 | MLB | Tom Tumulty |
| 56 | RLB | Ricardo McDonald |
| 33 | LCB | Ashley Ambrose |
| 27 | SS | Bracy Walker |
| 26 | FS | Bo Orlando |
| 25 | RCB | Rod Jones |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Marshall Faulk | 13 | 25 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Clif Groce | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Lamont Warren | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Garrison Hearst | 17 | 93 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Jeff Blake | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 15 | 1 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Brian Milne | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
| Jim Harbaugh | 34 | 23 | 67.6 | 2 | 244 | 7.2 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 73.7 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Jeff Blake | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 1 | 284 | 7.7 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Marshall Faulk | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Marvin Harrison | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 37 | 0 |
| Ken Dilger | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 11 | 1 |
| Aaron Bailey | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Chris Doering | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Tony McGee | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 16 | 1 |
| Carl Pickens | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 52 | 1 |
| David Dunn | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 40 | 1 |
| Darnay Scott | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Jason Belser | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Gerald Dixon | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Rod Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Chris Gardocki | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 61 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Greg Myers | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| James Hundon | 1 | 0 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||
| Chris Gardocki | 5 | 339 | 67.8 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||
| Lee Johnson | 6 | 389 | 64.8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Aaron Bailey | 6 | 199 | 33.2 | 95 | 1 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| James Hundon | 5 | 134 | 26.8 | 31 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Tim Johnson | 1.0 |
| Jevon Langford | 1.0 |
| John Copeland | 0.5 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 0.5 |
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